Sayonara Wild Hearts is a beautiful feast for the eyes and ears, with stellar vector graphics and pulse pounding tracks that keep you playing just to see what is coming next. I couldn’t get enough of the synth tracks and the nuanced approach to level design on display. A great rhythm based platformer thar innovates from the Clair de Lune intro to the boss rush ending.
Let's pop! You've got Queen Latifah narrating a swooning ballad of broken hearts, divine arcana and electronic pop. You've got an imaginative phantasmagorical sequence of rhythm-based arcade gameplay that constantly keeps you on your toes as the control scheme changes with just seconds to react. You've got an album that is genuinely filled with bop after bop after bop! You've got polished presentation that oozes retro wave aesthetics, from the chapter select to the in-game cutscenes.
It takes roughly an hour of your time to enjoy the rhythmic euphoria of Sayonara Wild Hearts (I wish it was so much longer!). The cryptic Zodiac Riddles grant some replay value, as do the high scores. But even without those additions, the sheer musical charm on display is enough to warrant repeat playthroughs. Slap those tunes on and ride the feel good waves!
It takes roughly an hour of your time to enjoy the rhythmic euphoria of Sayonara Wild Hearts (I wish it was so much longer!). The cryptic Zodiac Riddles grant some replay value, as do the high scores. But even without those additions, the sheer musical charm on display is enough to warrant repeat playthroughs. Slap those tunes on and ride the feel good waves!
It's a vibe! I love how they nailed the aesthetic identity of the game. It's a vibrant and delightful musical experience that centers on love. There's a story here, but it feels way more like a sense of a story rather than one that is being directly told to us. I love the themes and all that, but I will have to admit that the gameplay is little more than a fast paced, quick time riddled velocity simulator. It's fun, but not my kind of gameplay.
Also, Begin Again is a bop!